big butterfly count

Help us take nature's pulse by joining the big butterfly count. Find out more about this project

Step 1: Get ready
Sign up to the Count newsletter and download and print out our handy Butterfly Chart to help you identify and record the butterflies you spot. Butterfly ID Chart 2.2mb (.pdf)
Step 2: Join in
Choose a place and spot butterflies and moths for 15 minutes. Good places include your garden, a park, or in a wood. Use our ID chart to make a note of which species you see. Click to watch a video of Mike Dilger introduce the big butterfly count.
Step 3: Submit sightings
The count has finished for this year and will return 19 July – 10 Aug 2014. Many thanks for taking part. Results of big butterfly count 2013.

View results map

See which butterflies and moths other people have spotted near you and across the UK on our big butterfly count results map.

All the results of big butterfly count 2013 are now available.

The big butterfly count has been brought to you by:

M&S Plan A Butterfly Conservation